Wise In Your Own Conceit - Article/article/wise-your-own-conceitHenry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit” (Proverbs 26:5). “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him” (Proverbs 26:12). “The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than...

Wise In Our Own Conceit - Article/article/wise-our-own-conceitHenry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil” (Proverbs 3:7).This ironic and biting phrase, “wise in thine own eyes,” occurs seven times in the Bible-five times in Proverbs, twice in Romans. The first occurrence is...

Insatiable Eyes - Article/article/insatiable-eyesHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied." (Proverbs 27:20)
There are many warnings in Scripture about "the lust of the eyes" (1 John 2:16) that can turn our hearts away from that which is godly and eternal. Solomon's...

Belief Systems Drive Global Events - Article/article/belief-systems-drive-global-eventsHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - key: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). This is why we are clearly told, “Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23).
Underlying all, of course, is...

Righteous Friends - Article/article/righteous-friendsHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend" (Proverbs 27:17). In our text above, James notes that the world's friendship so contrasts with the heart and mind of God that such a friendship turns our relationship with God into...

Fellowship with the Father - Article/article/fellowship-with-fatherHenry M. Morris III, D.Min. - ... light. . . .The way of the wicked is as darkness"(Proverbs 4:18-19). The promise of fellowship with God is that He "will lead them in paths that they have not known" and that He "will make darkness light before them, and...

The Living Word/the Word Of Life - Article/article/20628Henry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... The commandment is a lamp; and the law is light (Proverbs 6:23). Similarly, Jesus said, I am the bread of life (John 6:35), but He also said: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke...

The Living Word / The Word Of Life - Article/article/living-word-lifeHenry M. Morris, Ph.D. - ... the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light (Proverbs 6:23). Similarly Jesus said, I am the bread of life (John 6:35), but He also said: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke...

Proverbs 1:20: she - Study Note/bible/Pro/1/20... she. “Wisdom” is frequently personified in the Proverbs as a wise and virtuous kinswoman, in contrast to the foolish and ungodly strange woman, or foreign woman (e.g., Proverbs...